bam
interjection/bæm/
Frequency rank: #6,481 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An exclamation used to represent a sudden loud impact or dramatic effect.
Example sentence
He hit the nail once and bam it went straight in.
Synonyms & related words
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